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Adolf Groth Monrad (1849-1919)

Jeg tar dette på engelsk da min slektning i USA følger spent med...

After my recent dig into the archives in Trondheim, I've made some progress with Adolf Groth Monrad. We know that he was born Jul 12 1849 and baptised May 24 1850 in Christiansand. We know he married Anna Rebekka Olsdatter/Olsen in Dec 29 1875 in Trondheim, and had 11 children between 1872 and 1898 in Trondheim. A few of them died young.

We know preciously little about his early years, and him growing into the military person he was. In the book "Underoffiserer ved artilleriet i Trøndelag" I could read a small bio.

1865, May 6. Signed up as a "gevorben artillerist", meaning that he volunteerly joined the military.
1868. Graduated from The Royal Norwegian Artillery Brigade Academy.
1869, April 11. Held the rank of "Gevorben overkonstabel".
1871, April 23. Held the rank of "Landvern sergeant".
1871, August 1. Held the rank of "National sergeant".
1873, February 24. Held the rank of "Gevorben sergeant". He was due to serve for six years, until 1879, May 15.
1889, January 1. Employed and held the rank of "kommandosergeant"

Steven: I didn't translate the military ranks, but considering his age when he signed up (16), he joined the ranks of sergeant fairly quick.

So fitting this into what we already know, that he was in Trondheim in 1872 because his first son Johan Martin Groth Monrad was born December 29 that year. A contributing reason for him signing up to serve for six years in February the following year?

Now, the academy he attended I believe was in Christiania, so the archives here should have more details. I'll definitely look for it to confirm the above information, and possibly get clues as to where he was between his baptism and him joining the military.

Remaining questions:
- Where was Adolf Groth Monrad living between 1850 and 1865?
- Where was his confirmation?
- Where did his mother go, and what happened to her? Where was she in the same period? Some say she went to Trondheim and remarried. If that is correct, when was it?
- The bio says that Johannes Groth Monrad was his father, at Ekle in Verdal. The sources for this are not confirmed. If this is correct, who is Johannes Fredriksen, merchant from Trondheim who was listed as the father in the baptism records? I've looked at "borgere" in Trondheim around 1840 to see if I could find him. No success.
- When did Adolf Groth Johannessen|Fredriksen become Adolf Groth Monrad?

As usual in genealogy, one answer found always opens a can of "more questions". But the hunt continues for more answers. Eventually we will run out of cans...